Guidelines for Building Team Cohesion
Leader-coach strategies
- Have a vision
- Be realistically optimistic
- Determine your strategy
- Communicate effectively
- Explain individual roles in team success
- Develop pride within subunits
- Let challenging team goals
- Lead by example
- Develop motivational videos
- Encourage team identity
- Encourage leaders
- Discourage formation of social cliques
- Avoid excessive turnover
- Be fair, consistent & honest
- Discourage criticism
- Use plenty of positive feedback
- Create a positive working environment (TARGET)
- Player-centered philosophy
- Conduct periodic team meetings
- Know the team climate
- Know something personal about each group member
Group-members strategies
- Get to know members of the group
- Help group members whenever possible
- Give group members positive reinforcement
- Set personal goals within the overall team goals
- Resolve conflicts immediately
- Challenge yourself
- Be responsible
- Communicate honestly and openly with coach or leader
- Give 100% effort at all times